Job Description

Job Advert Summary

Permanent, part time position for Clinical Psychologist at Pretoria High Boys School with effect from 12 January 2026.

Applications in the form of a cover letter, comprehensive CV, a list of at least two current references must be included.

Minimum Requirements

Registered as clinical psychologist with the HPCSA. Minimum five (5) years working experience in 1) a clinical context and/or 2) extensive experience with adolescent clinical and counselling cases. Willingness to mainly focus on clinical cases with adolescents within a school context. Willingness to establish clinical and psychiatric referral network for adolescents. Willingness to work public school terms with school holidays as leave.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical evaluation and referrals: + Responsible for clinical evaluation (self-harm and suicide risk assessment, other psychopathology) and referrals to psychiatrists and/or psychiatric institutions if indicated.
+ Management of clinical cases (referral follow-ups, parent communication and guidance).
+ Establish and/or maintain clinical/psychiatric referral network.
+ Willing to follow the required social reporting process in cases of risk, abuse or events where the safety of boys needs to be ensured.
Therapeutic interventions: + Treatment of clinical cases (short and/or long term as indicated).
+ Additional counselling interventions (as needed by our department).
Multi-disciplinary team: + Work within a psychology department consisting of an educational and counselling psychologist, sharing responsibility and case load.
+ Work together as multi-disciplinary team with the other psychologists and medical nurses as a wider wellness department.
Administration: + General administration associated with working as a psychologist within a psychology department (general department admin, referral letters, report writing, scheduling of appointments, record keeping, reporting abuse, and/or other administrational tasks relevant to the profession within a school environment,).
+ Involvement in school policy and systemic development related to clinical topics as indicated.

Additional periodic professional activities

Counselling interventions, group presentations, or community work within the school context (psychoeducational group work, presentations and/or training on clinical topics). Staff support (when necessary). * Additional assessments (If trained and interested, e.g. career or subject choice assessments).